Coin-card and method of making the same



H. H. STEELE. COIN CARD AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

1,398,607 APPLICATION FH ED APIYL I2, I916. NOV. 29,

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COIN CARD AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

APPIILICATIONIFILED APR- 12. I916.

1,398,6Q7 PatentedNov. 29,1921.

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TaaZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, IIERB1']RT.H. STEELE, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin-.(la rds and Methods of Making the Same, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates .to. coin-mailingcards, or cards adapted to retain any of the coins found in general circulation, to prevent them from shaking loose in the envelop intransit through the mails.

' The object of my invention is to provide an improved coin card and also to improve the method of manufacture over that disclosed in In prior application filed July 29th, 1915, eri'al Number 42,583. In my prior application, pasting elements are shown and described whereby one of the webs of paper may receive a surface coating of paste or glue, except at the positions of the coin-pockets previously formed in one web, so that when the twowe-bs are vjoined together under pressure, the tongue or strap extending across each coin-'pocket, n1ay be readily raised away'from the adjoining face of the under web aswhen a coin is introduced under the strap and forced into the coin pocket. It was found in practice, however,'that while a coin card so constructed was practical in'ever'y way, there were certain features associated with this wet process of pasting, that were objectionable. First, that if for any reason the machine was stopped for a moment, the paper web that received the surface coating of paste, would become stuck to the face of the paste-distributing roller and the web usually had to be,.torn 1oose-or loosened from the said roller by the application of water before the machine could be started. Second, that when the machine was stopped for the night, the paper webs and all the glue-distributing elementshad to be removed from the machine and washed and again assembled in the machine in the morning; And third,fl'a very serious objection was the buckling or curling of the finished coin card, due to the I unequal contraction between the thin moist web of paper and the thicker'web of-cardboard in drying. .Furthermore, the underside'of the finished card is more or less damp as it comes 011i Qf-th? ma h a d 5 t nd 7 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 12, 1916. sen-a1 No. 90,795.

ency is to smear the freshly printedface of the adjoining card in the pile and more especiallyso if the cards are placed in press to flatten them until dry.

In accordance with my present invention,

the thinner webor backing paper for the C0111 car-d 1s previously given a' surface-coat' tributing devices shown in my prior applir cation are discarded. In their place, ,a trough is arranged under the former distributingcylinder that came into' contact with one Web" and this trough is partially filled with water, so that the surface of this v cylinder may rotate/in a water bath and transfer the required amounto-f moisture to the face of the associated web, instead of pasteas heretofore. a

By a dryprocess of this character, the finished coin cards are practically-dry as they emergefromthe machine; they do not smear eachother when piled together and there is no contraction of the paper. to cause the finished card to curl or buckle; and coin cards so manufactured, may be taken immediately from themachine and packed into shipping boxes without danger of smearing the printed faces, as heretofore. Furthermore, as the 7 one Web that subsequently is brought into pasting operation in the machine consists of nothlng more than molstening' a surface of:

contact'with thedry adhesive surface-of: the 1 other Qweb, it, Will be' seen that the machine may bestopped at will without any of the parts becomingstuck t0 the web; and" there is nothing to clean at night and nothingto reassemble in the morning; the water bath of the cylinder'keepingthe surface clean and dustfrom forming-ruts and ridgespon the surface of the cylinder to disfigure the cards 'nting elements to" give clean,-

preventing the accumulatio-n'of papr sizing y- In the drawing forming part of this application, Figure l is a plan view of the underside of the cardboard section of the coin card; the dotted lines indicating the field around each pair of perforations where no water is applied to the back of the card. I

Fig. 2, is a. plan view of the paper web, or backing strip, showing the entire face covered by an adhesive mixture that has been previously allowed to dry.

Fig. 3, is a plan view of the finished coin card, showing the dry gummed face of the backing sheet or strip through the perforations made in the cardboard section to retain the coin.

Fig. i, is a section indicated by the line it, a", of Fig. 3, to better illustrate the sections of the two webs that are stuck together and the sections immediately surrounding the coin cavities that are not joinedtogether, so that the tongue or strap extending across each coin cavity, is free to be raised away from the surface of the backing paper.

Fig. 5, is a diagrammatic view illustrating in consecutive order, the several operations the webs pass through until the finished coin card is severed.

Fig. 6 is a view of a section of the distributing roller that conveys moisture to the face of one web to soften or dissolve the adhesive element when the two webs are brought together under pressure, and also shows the manner of applying this moisture to the surface of one web and still leave dry areas that will not adhere to the gummed surface of the other web. 7

In Figs. 1 and 2, a card is shown having two coin pockets; one adapted for a twentyfive cent and the other for a fifty-cent coin. These pockets differ only in size and each comprises two arc-shaped perforations 1 and 2 that are separated by a tongue or-strap 3, formed integrally with the cardboard sec- 7 tion 4. Each perforation 1 and 2 is formed with. round terminals 5 that continue the arc-shaped perforations to points beyond the radius of the arc of the coin cavity to give the aforesaid strap greater flexibility by increasing its length which otherwise, would be limited by .the actual diameter of the coin.

The backing paper 6, is a previously gummed tape or strip having a width suitable: for the card 4 and cut the same length. The back of the cardboard member 4: may be-moistened inxany suitable manner so as to leave the sections inclosed by the dotted lines 4? dry. The backing paper 6 is laid with the adhesive down, over the moistened back;:of the card 4 and pressed down as by rubbing the hand over the entire surface.

" This will cause the two paper elements to adhere,'but the sections within the dotted lines P of Fig.1, being dry, will not stick to the surface of the gummed sheet 6' and the tongue 3 is free to be raised when a coin is introduced into the pocket or cavity formed by the two arc-shaped perforations. The glued and unglued portions are shown exaggered at Fig. 4, the gum or paste being indicated at 7. Where the gum adheres to the back of the card 4, said gum is shown in heavy black, but where the gum does not adhere it is shown by dotted or stippled portions 7 It will be noted that the free or unattached parts represented by the stlppled portions 7 are under the strap and disk portions 3-8, where no moisture was applled.

To render the operation of inserting a coin under the strap 3 as easy as possible, the said strap is formed with a disk-shaped center 8, which forms a lip on either side of the strap, thatmay be more readily raised than though the strap was of uniform width across the coin pocket. In a coin card thus constructed, when the coin is forced under In cards providing twenty-five and fiftycent pockets as shown at Figs. 1 and 3, it may be desirable at tunes to send colns of a smaller denomination, such as nickels or dimes. These coins being smaller thanthe coin pockets provided in the card, to insure a safer transmissiomthe coinitself may be moistened on its back before it is placed in the pocket under the strap, which will cause the moistened face of'the coin to adhere to the surface of the backing paper 6, which at this location'is provided with exposed dry adhesive material adapted to be softened or dissolved by the wetted or moistened coin thus inserted. In this use of the card, it will be noted that the coin is not only held by the tension of the-strap itself but also by the gummed portion thereunder, thus making doubly sure that the coin will not become detached in transit or in rough handling. Moreover, even when the coin is not itself moistened on the back asstated, the presence of the rough gummed' section in register with the strap tendsto assist the action of the strap in holding the coin against lateral displacement.

WVhile I have described the coin cardand'.

the method of making a single card byhand,

shown diagrammatically in connectedseries at Fig. 5, where 4: indicates a roll of cardboard and 6 a roll ofprev-iously prepared I prefer to manufacture themin large quan- I tities by a special method 'ofmanufacture,

V gummed and dried tape of paper both of' between the two rollers 13 and 14:; the roller or cylinder 13 being provided with holes or gaps 15 that are timed to aline with the perforation l and 2 as the cardboard is drawn through. A tank or trough 16 is provided and partly filled with water so that the enter face of the cylinder 13 will become moistened in rotating through this water bath. The guinmed dry paper 6 passes from the roll over two guide ,rolls 17 and is brought to bear with the gummed surface up, against the moistened underside of the cardboard web 4:. Both webs 4 and 6 then pass between the two pressure rollers 18 and are caused to adhere together under the pressure of said rollers which atter also operate to draw both webs from their rolls. The joined webs then pass under the electroplates 19 where the exposediface or surface of the cardboard is given type impressions;

the web then passes to the reciprocating cutters 20'where the finished printed card is severed from the web. 'From this description, it will be seen that the operation of punching, pasting, printing and cutting, are continuous operations; the several mechanisms being so timed relative to one another, that two complete products are turned out at every complete revolution of the webfeeding rollers 18, in precisely the same manner as described in my prior application previously referred to.

From this diagrammatic lay-out, it will be seen that there is no contact whatever between the adhesive element and the moistening element; that the machine may be stoppec at will to replace either a rollof cardboard or paper without any interference from the gummed dry face of the paper 6; that the amount of moisture applied or transferred to the underside of the cardboard 4 may be regulated by increasing or diminishing the pressure of the roller or cylinder 14- against the upper face of the cardboard.

Having fully described the nature of my invention, I desire to secure the same by Letters Patent and therefore claim-- 1. The method of making a coin card consisting first in forming one-or more open ings in the card, secondly in moistening the back of the card, and thirdly in applying to the moistened back under pressure, a

strip of previously prepared dry adhesive material in such a manner as to bridge the coin opening or openings. p

2. The method of maklng a coin card consisting first'in' forming in the card one'or,

more openings comprising each a strap, secondly 1n mGlStCIllllg the back of the body of. the card without moistening the back or backs of the strap or straps, and thirdly in pressing on the moistened back of the body of the card, a strip of previously prepared dry adhesive material in such a manner as to bridge the coin. opening or open-" hugs and yet be unattached to the said strap to the, moistened back under pressure a strip of previously prepared material having a dry adhesive on one side thereof, in such a manner as to bridge the coin opening or openings.

4:- The method of making a coin card consistingfirst in forming one or more openings in the card, secondly 1n molstenlng the back of the card excepting at the coin holding positions or portions, and thirdly in applying to the moistened back under pressure a strip of previously prepared dry adhesive materialthat covers the entire back of the card and yet is unattached at thecoin holding positions.

sistingfirst in forming in the card one or more openings comprlsing each a strap, secof the .card without moistening the back or backs of thefstrap or straps,and thirdly in pressing onthe moistened back of the body of the card, a strip of previously prepared material having a dry adhesive surface, in

5. The method of making a-coin card con-z such a manner as to bridge the coin opening or openings and yet be unattached to said strap or straps. V p

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. V

HERBERT H. STEELE. Witnesses v V FRANK J. FELBEL, RosALINn 131.0035.

ondly in moistening the back of the body 

